D.C. Restaurants Whip Up Christmas And Hanukkah Dishes (PHOTOS)

WASHINGTON -- If rock-hard fruit cake isn't your cup of tea, you're in luck. Restaurants across town are cooking up holiday dishes both sweet and savory that will help you usher in the season without chipping a tooth.

We've pulled together some eye-popping plates available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and during Hanukkah, plus some baked goodies you can pick up to enjoy at home. Click through the below gallery to see your options this holiday season.

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Swanky French spot Adour in the St. Regis hotel is serving up a decadent interpretation of Yule log, a Christmas-time tradition popular in many European cultures. This version is made with Black Forest cake and comes with meringue mushrooms. As of Tuesday afternoon, Adour still has seats Christmas Eve, when it'll serve a five-course menu (the yule log is featured) plus a la carte options.

Fiola is tackling Italian Christmas Eve tradition Feast of the Seven Fishes with this oyster dish, topped with smoked ikura (salmon) roe. The meal, which features an eight-course set menu, is available Christmas Eve. A la carte options are also available. There are still seats available as of Tuesday afternoon, but they're going fast.

Bourbon Steak is going playful with this dish on its Christmas Eve and Day menus: A foie gras torchon with gingerbread, quince and crispy ginger. The restaurant is now fully booked for Christmas Day, but there are still seats available for the night before.

On Christmas Eve, RIS is serving croquembouche for dessert. The regal-looking dish, once a favorite with French royalty and nobility, is a tall cone of profiteroles topped with spun sugar. It's part of the three-course holiday meal offered that night, for which there are still seats.

If Hanukkah is more your flavor, drop by Firefly for latkes. This year, the crispy potato pancakes are being served with Yukon Gold potatoes, beef tongue pastrami, crispy soft egg and horseradish cream. Hanukkah begins Tuesday night, but these babies have been available since Dec. 15.

Of course, you don't need to a sit-down dinner to enjoy restaurant-quality pastries. PAUL bakery is offering their version of the yule log, Bûche de Noël, to order. The cake features layers of Gianduja chocolate mousse, praline flakes and almond sponge cake. It's available as an individual cake, or for larger parties with servings for either six or eight.

For a German take on Christmas, drop by Kafè Leopold to order your stollen, a buttery and yeasty cake filled with nuts and fruits traditional to Germany and Austria. Other holiday pastries for sale include Kughelopf, a brioche filled with candied fruits, almonds and brushed with an orange blossom glaze; Noel Cake, a yule log available in various flavors; and strudel filled with fresh warm apples, hazelnuts and cinnamon.